Where does “kos” come from?
kos (German) comes from German kosen, from Middle High German kōsen, from Old High German kōson, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
kos (German): second-person singular imperative of kosen
Definitions
- second-person singular imperative of kosen
Ancestry of “kos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kosen | to cuddle; to caress |
| 2 | Middle High German | kōsen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kōson | — |
| 4 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |